Category: EDITORIAL

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the ummah never unanimously agrees on misguidance. The muslim ummah has done what the Prophet said; we have never unanimously agreed on misguidance. On the contrary, we almost unanimously, 90%, have agreed on the guidance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The ummah obeyed the commands of the Qur’an, thus we loved and obeyed the Prophet. The Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamaah has learned Islam from the Prophet, accepted him as the best example of a…

Editor’s Letter: The main road of the Ahl al-Sunnah leads to the guidance of Allah Yunus Emre Pehlivan If you give up Sunnah, you perish Enes Çalık You cannot achieve your goal by wrong means Zakir Çetin Is the intercession a reality? İdris Tüzün The illness of the century: Double standard Arif Emre Gündüz Be patient with each other and stay strong A story a lesson A window of reflection opened to the knowledge of Allah Muhammed Said Arpacı Obedience to Divine Law and obedience to egoistic caprice The Third Word from…

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, First of all, let me share the good news with you. A new translation of three epistles of the Risale-i Nur in English has been published: The Resurrection Epistle, The Short Words, and The Five Epistles. This new, critical English translation of the Risale-i Nur Corpus by Hayrat Foundation is the fruit of an exhaustive, line-by-line analysis of the text in the Ottoman original, including a comprehensive comparison with the previous Arabic translation. The goal has been to achieve an unprecedented accuracy in conveying the richness…

“You are governed as you deserve” says the Prophet (pbuh). Since the night of July 15th 2016, 78 million people living in Turkey have declared all together once more that “we cannot live without freedom!” Such a millat* which is free of tyranny but loyal to Allah (swt) will of course be rewarded with an administration that is bound to the Truth. Allah (swt) has not put this nation under enthrallment and may He never put it. The nefarious act of terror and failed coup d’état attempted on July 15th…

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, As you all know a villainous coup attempt targeted our beloved country, Turkey. This treacherous attempt was against the independence of our nation. It was actually an attack against not only Turkey but the entire Muslims who have been with Turkey with their supports and prayers for a long time. Thousands thanks to our Lord, Allah (swt), that He did not let the traitors and enemies of Islam invade this servant country of Islam. May Allah never give any chance to our enemies to defeat us!…

“We strongly condemn the villainous coup attempt that has targeted the integrity, unity, solidarity, peace, stability, security, and independence of our motherland, Turkey. We ask our Lord, Allah swt, to strengthen our unity and solidarity that we have had against these coup plotters as an entire nation. We thank our security forces and beloved nation who have stood tall in this honourable fight, and all of our brothers and sisters who have supported this fight with their verbal and actual prayers. We ask Allah’s mercy to be on our brothers…

Islamic faith makes this life a joyful journey to the hereafter Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, In the 25th issue of The Pen you will read articles on the evidence for the existence of Allah (swt), protecting our faith today, not to be alone to be among the people of salvation, the case of Andalusia showing the tolerance in Islam, the impact of Ramadan to the economy, frugality and extravagance from Islamic perspective, halal food and market opportunities. We have two exclusive pieces in this issue: “A joyous journey of life…

. . January – June 2016 The joyous journey of life with faith Editor’s letter: The Pen 25 Y.Emre Pehlivan Evidences for the existence of Allah İdris Tüzün A joyous journey of life with faith “The Second Word” from the Risale-i Nur The spiritual secrets of “la ilaha illallah” “Tenth Proof of Faith” from the Risale-i Nur How to protect our faith? Muhammed Güç Do not be on your own to be the people of salvation Ahmed Hüsrev Erdaş Meaning of the life and how it gains value Muhammed Yumurtacı …

July – December 2015 Islamic world in need of Risale-i Nur Editor’s letter: He who knows his Lord saves his hereafter Y.Emre Pehlivan The spirit, ego and nafs Ali Kurt Allah (swt) has granted human with a domain of legal and illegal and a will and freedom to choose between them. Human is tested with this faculty called nafs which is predisposed both for good and evil. The illness of intellectual arrogance Cemal Erşen Intellectual arrogance disease may lead people who are more or less…